That’s right – FREE! And that doesn’t mean it’s some skimpy abbreviated form of one of my regular patterns. You’ll get everything one of my regular quilt patterns normally includes.

Complete instructions – including yardage requirements, cutting instructions, and assembly diagrams – for five different sizes.

Crib (48″ x 61″)

Nap (60″ x 72″)

Twin (66″ x 83″)

Queen (84″ x 94″)

King (108″ x 94″)

Detailed instructions with step-by-step photos showing how to assemble the blocks.

Instructions (and diagrams) for pieced backs for all the quilt sizes.

Links to videos teaching you all the skills you’ll need to complete the project – including basting, quilting and binding.

This is a very easy quilt – easy to cut, easy to sew, and easy to machine quilt. And it’s designed to make efficient use of fat quarters and all your scraps. Wait until you see how this one goes together!

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Hi Wendi,
Re. your Fletcher quilt pattern: The instructions say to sew on the diagonal 1/4 inch away from line 1 to line 2. Most patterns I’ve seen that use this method of getting an extra 1/2 square triangle this way (in your case to be used on the back of the quilt) say to sew 1/2 an inch away from line 1 to line 2. Is this a typo on your part, or does this mean all the seams will end up only have a 1/8 inch seam allowance? Thanks ahead of time for the clarification. I love your style of writing — phrases like, “do you want to do the math or do you want to start quilting?” are just one example of the times you’ve brought a smile to my face. I can’t believe you’re able to do all you do and still have time to do the regular homemaking tasks of being a wife and mother. You must be an excellent time manager as well. I also enjoy the willingness you have to share the creative experiences you have with your daughter and husband – be it crafts, cooking, writing workshops, or whatever. Your weekly newsletter visits always brighten my day. Thank you, Wendi!

Usually for 1/2 square triangles you draw a line from point to point and then sew 1/4″ on each side of the line. On mine I actually had you sew on that point to point line, so it’s a little different. I have you sew 1/4″ from that seam because it’s easy – most people have a 1/4″ foot. Nobody has a 1/2″ foot, so that would have been tricky. 🙂 It doesn’t really matter what your seam allowance is in this case – what matters is the accuracy of that stitched line.

I’m not able to get the download link to work. I’m wondering if you have taken the pattern down for some reason. My sister loves this pattern and I had planned to make it for her house warming. Thanks in advance for any help with the link.

That’s gorgeous! I love the dramatic, DARK colours that even make those bright blue squares and purple squares fabrics look dramatic instead of the bubbly “child”-like fabric that it’d normally look like. If that makes any sense?!
You’re fantastic at choosing fabrics!!!

Yes – always cut off the selvedge. If the instructions say to cut a strip 4″ wide they mean a strip 4″ x the full width of the fabric after cutting off the selvedges. That’s pretty standard for any quilting pattern – not just mine. Have fun!

Am I reading correctly that the rectangles to make each column with is done using seventeen inch by six and half inch rectangles? Trying to picture it in my head before I start cutting fabric, and measurements don’t add up when I add the 17″ by however many for each column. Just want to verify. I love the quilt pattern and the easiness of it.

Yes – you are correct that you cut the rectangles 6 1/2″ wide x 17″ tall. The measurements don’t add up because you lose some height each time you join two rectangles together. If you look at the diagram and imagine the rectangles that the pieces are made from, you’ll see that if you picture the pink chunks as rectangles, the black chunks are much shorter because they share the angled space with the pink. Does that make sense?

Yes – if you’re using a directional fabric you’ll possibly need to cut it the long way instead of in strips across the width of the fabric. It depends on the print. It’s also always a good idea to buy a little extra of any directional fabric (just like a plaid or napped print) because you may need to cut it in a slightly less efficient way to keep the print running the way you want.

Back again with another question! I finally finished my quilt top and backing after months of work (full time work and full time student don’t lend much time for quilting) but I have noticed my quilt back was very uneven… The lines where I joined the extra triangles together were much longer than the single back piece of 80″ and so I cut it to 80″ and sewed to make one whole quilt back but now the back of my quilt is a good 5″-6″ bigger all the way around than my quilt top! Is this normal and just room to straighten up edges after I layer? Or should I cut excess off the large plain side in order to make my triangle lines fit? Sorry first time quilter here learning as i go!

Hello, thank you for the download. I am a beginner and attempting your pattern. However I seem to be at a cross roads at the early stages. When piecing the rectangles together to make a strip do you repeat the “L” step 2 and 3? I have laid mine all out and it does not appear to mirror yours..